Section 8284 Of Article 6. Crab From California Fish And Game Code >> Division 6. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 6.
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. (a) Subject to this article and Article 1 (commencing with
Section 9000) of Chapter 4, crab traps, as described in Section 9011,
may be used to take Dungeness crab for commercial purposes. Any fish
may be taken incidentally in crab traps being used to take Dungeness
crab.
(b) Except as provided in Section 9011 or subdivision (c), any
other species taken incidentally in a crab trap being used to take
rock crab, shall be immediately released back to the water.
(c) The following species may be taken incidentally in crab traps
being used to take rock crab under a permit issued pursuant to
Section 9001 in Districts 19 and 118.5:
(1) Kellet's whelk.
(2) Octopus.
(3) Crabs other than of the genus Cancer, except as provided in
Section 9011.